Desktop Journey vs GWC Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desktop Journey
Transform your phone into a useful desk companion. It displays your calendar and reminders at a glance, and features a gamified element where you complete small tasks to defeat enemies during your workday. An optional subscription unlocks weather information.
- At-a-glance calendar and reminders
- Time and date display
- Gamified task completion
- Customizable tasks
- Optional weather display
- Ad-free experience
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The perfect app to run while your phone is in its charging stand at your desk! Aside from an optional subscription to additionally show the current temperature and weather (to help cover the app author's cost of access to a weather API), Desktop Journey is completely free, and ad-free! Make your phone's screen useful while you're working on other things by having it show a dashboard of at-a-glance views of the current time and date, and current and upcoming items from your iOS calendar and reminders. At the bottom of the screen, a hero accompanies you, walking along through various biomes as you journey through your own work day. A few times a day, an enemy character will confront the hero. You can defeat the enemy by doing a task, from a set that you customize, such as doing a few push-ups, standing up and stretching, or tidying your workspace. Or, just skip the encounter if it's not a convenient time. Enjoy your Desktop Journey!
GWC Setup
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The application will allow you to configure a wifi connection that the device will use to connect to the internet and sync the monitored data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GWC Setup at none against Desktop Journey's 1. GWC Setup also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Desktop Journey sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. GWC Setup asks for nothing beyond the download.
Desktop Journey ships an update every 8 days, GWC Setup every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Desktop Journey | GWC Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Schneider | Higeco S.r.l. |
In-app purchases
Desktop Journey
- Full Unlock1 Month trial$0.991 Month
GWC Setup
No in-app purchases
